My iPod dished out a blast from the past today: "A Slow Song" by Joe Jackson. The studio version on Steppin' Out is wonderful; the live version, on Joe Jackson Live 1980-86, with its energetic sax solo, is unbelievable.

One of the many reasons I love this song is the great lyrics, including that untouchable phrase: "I'm brutalized by bass/and terrorized by treble." You really have to listen to the song to appreciate this; Jackson drapes these words over the slow tempo and emphasizes the "treble" by pronouncing it "ter-EH-ble."

The only other song I can recall using this technique (although I'm sure it happens more than I remember) is "Ants Marching." Dave Matthews sings about a "sweet tooth tortured by weight loss," but it's "tor-tur-duh."